One such self-treater reported an increase in appetite after she started taking HDC, and noticed the same change in her son after he also began using this species. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/263818550462551/permalink/521400668037670/]

One such self-treater reported an increase in appetite after she started taking HDC, and noticed the same change in her son after he also began using this species. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/263818550462551/permalink/521400668037670/]

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Self-treaters using hookworms have reported similar results, including someone who became much more hungry between weeks 4 and 12 after inoculating with hookworms, [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/792537737468850/?comment_id=795895223799768&offset=0&total_comments=18] and several others have also reported an improvement in appetite.

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Self-treaters using hookworms have reported similar results, including someone who became much more hungry between weeks 4 and 12 after inoculating with hookworms, [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/792537737468850/?comment_id=795895223799768&offset=0&total_comments=18] and several others have also reported an improvement in appetite, especially between days 39 and 51.

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{{Quote|indent}}One of the changes that I noticed when I first got hookworms was that, after many years of not really having any appetite for food, I suddenly began to take a keen interest in cooking smells 39 days after inoculation.{{Quote|/indent}}

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Someone with a history of food intolerance found herself responding unusually positively when she saw food on the TV, and this was at 47 days after introducing hookworms. At 40 days post inoculation, another hookworm host found that she suddenly became able to eat all the food on her plate, after years of never quite managing to eat everything she put out for herself at mealtimes.

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At 40 days post inoculation, another hookworm host found that she suddenly became able to eat all the food on her plate, after years of never quite managing to eat everything she put out for herself at mealtimes. At 47 days, someone with a history of food intolerance found herself responding unusually positively when she saw food on the television, and, at 51 days after a second dose of NA, yet another hookworm host began to experience strong hunger pangs verging on cramps in the early morning or after long gaps between meals. [https://www.facebook.com/groups/htsupport/permalink/2012835402105738/?comment_id=2355113221211286]{{Quote|/indent}}

HelminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths], appetite and body weight

HelminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths] are clearly able to influence appetite.

Infectious agents, including parasiticAn organism that lives in or on another organism (its host) and benefits at the host’s expense. (The organisms used in helminthic therapy are, strictly speaking, not parasites, but mutualists, because they have a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship with their hosts.) worms, seem to be capable of overwhelming the mechanisms that regulate appetite and body weight. * Appetite and parasite

The following study suggests a possible manipulation of appetite regulation in infected mice by larvaeThe active immature form of an insect, or an animal such as a helminth, which develops from an egg and eventually transforms again into its adult state. of the helminthAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths], Taenia taeniaformis. * Leptin, a tool of parasites?

HelminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths] can also affect body weight.

Therapeutic helminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths] and appetite

A number of people have reported a normalisation of appetite after commencing helminthic therapyThe reintroduction to the digestive tract of a controlled number of specially domesticated, mutualistic helminths (intestinal worms) in the form of microscopic eggs or larvae to reconstitute a depleted biome to treat and prevent chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other immunological disorders including allergy..

Increased appetite

One such self-treaterSomeone who treats their own disease or condition without medical assistance. reported an increase in appetite after she started taking HDCHymenolepis diminuta cysticercoids (Hi-men-o-lep'is dim-a-nu-ta sis-ti-sur-koid) - the larval cysts of the rat tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta, and noticed the same change in her son after he also began using this species. [1]

Self-treaters using hookwormsA helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin. have reported similar results, including someone who became much more hungry between weeks 4 and 12 after inoculating with hookwormsA helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin., [2] and several others have also reported an improvement in appetite, especially between days 39 and 51.

One of the changes that I noticed when I first got hookwormsA helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin. was that, after many years of not really having any appetite for food, I suddenly began to take a keen interest in cooking smells 39 days after inoculationThe introduction of an infectious agent into an organism. [http://helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/index.php/Helminth_inoculation Helminth inoculation].

At 40 days post inoculationThe introduction of an infectious agent into an organism. [http://helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/index.php/Helminth_inoculation Helminth inoculation], another hookwormA helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin. host found that she suddenly became able to eat all the food on her plate, after years of never quite managing to eat everything she put out for herself at mealtimes. At 47 days, someone with a history of food intolerance found herself responding unusually positively when she saw food on the television, and, at 51 days after a second dose of NAthe human hookworm, Necator americanus, yet another hookwormA helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin. host began to experience strong hunger pangs verging on cramps in the early morning or after long gaps between meals. [3]

Below are more comments from hookwormA helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin. users.

I seem to have increased appetite now 6 weeks in with NAthe human hookworm, Necator americanus. [4]

I'm at week 7 of introducing 5 NAthe human hookworm, Necator americanus and my appetite has gone up a lot in the last week or so. [5]

I'm at 10 weeks and have in the last week actually had a appetite. So eating 3 times a day instead of once begrudgingly. [7]

3 months after my first inoculationThe introduction of an infectious agent into an organism. [http://helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/index.php/Helminth_inoculation Helminth inoculation], I feel like my appetite has returned to normal. [8]

My appetite has been very low for years and it got a bit worse at initial inoculationThe introduction of an infectious agent into an organism. [http://helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/index.php/Helminth_inoculation Helminth inoculation], but I'm almost at the 3 month mark and I'm seeing a definite increase in appetite, which is fantastic. [9]

Decreased appetite

Several people have found that the ability of helminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths] to normalise aberrant hunger/satiety responses has resulted in them eating less food.

Before HWhookworm, usually referring to the human hookworm, Necator americanus, I didn't feel like I had any full sensors and could eat a ton without ever reeling full. After HWhookworm, usually referring to the human hookworm, Necator americanus, I feel like I have normal hungry/full sensors and feel full at the appropriate time after consuming a normal amount of food. This was an amazing unexpected side effect that I wasn't even looking for. [13]

My son used to want food ALL the time. It was impossible to fill him up. For him food was tied up with anxiety though, so as his anxiety levels dropped with HThelminthic therapy he started eating less. [14]

Therapeutic helminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths] and body weight

HelminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths] appear generally to normalise body weight.

My son (who is taking HDCHymenolepis diminuta cysticercoids (Hi-men-o-lep'is dim-a-nu-ta sis-ti-sur-koid) - the larval cysts of the rat tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta) had lots of weight gain but he was very under weight when he started. It made him look like what a healthy child looks like. [15]

I feel that it's pretty effortless to maintain my healthy weight since I started hosting (HDCHymenolepis diminuta cysticercoids (Hi-men-o-lep'is dim-a-nu-ta sis-ti-sur-koid) - the larval cysts of the rat tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta, then NAthe human hookworm, Necator americanus). I used to have cravings and a difficult time maintaining once I had lost 20 extra pounds. Now I stay at my target weight without weighing, with minor diet fluctuations (eating more than usual or less than usual) etc. I went on a cruise expecting to gain a pound a day because of all the food on board but only returned up 2 pounds, and that came off by itself after I was back a few days. So I do feel that hosting helps me maintain homeostasis. [16]

Some people gain weight.

I’ve gained weight and am now a more healthy weight. Before I was very underweight and malnourished. [17]

I gained weight after first inoculationThe introduction of an infectious agent into an organism. [http://helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/index.php/Helminth_inoculation Helminth inoculation]. [18]

I'm coming up on 12 weeks with 5 NAthe human hookworm, Necator americanus, and I already seem to be gaining weight and absorbing food more efficiently. [19]

And one individual experienced an increase in weight post inoculationThe introduction of an infectious agent into an organism. [http://helminthictherapywiki.org/wiki/index.php/Helminth_inoculation Helminth inoculation] with hookwormsA helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin. even though she appeared not to be consuming any additional food.

In the last 28 months since my wife started helminthic therapyThe reintroduction to the digestive tract of a controlled number of specially domesticated, mutualistic helminths (intestinal worms) in the form of microscopic eggs or larvae to reconstitute a depleted biome to treat and prevent chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other immunological disorders including allergy. she has gone from 70 to about 85 Kg, even if the amount of food she consumes has not changed much. [20]

Others have lost weight after inoculating with helminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths].

I have lost 12 Kg, and kept it off, and that is after 65 years of unsuccessfully battling overweight! [21]

I actually lost weight from decreased inflammation as did my husband. No problems, though. I'd never realized how much water for inflammation I was carrying around - about nine pounds. [22]

And, after starting helminthic therapyThe reintroduction to the digestive tract of a controlled number of specially domesticated, mutualistic helminths (intestinal worms) in the form of microscopic eggs or larvae to reconstitute a depleted biome to treat and prevent chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other immunological disorders including allergy., one couple reported that one of them had lost weight [24] while the other had gained weight. [25]

The use of non-therapeutic helminthsAn intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helminths Wikipedia:Helminths] for weight control

The beef tapewormA helminth with a flat, ribbon-like, segmented body. Only the murine (rat) tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta, is used in helminthic therapy and this generally does not reach adulthood in humans so requires regular dosing of HDC., Taenia saginata, has been used to reduce body weight in obese individuals, something that it does very efficiently. However, it does not meet the criteria for a therapeutic helminth (see Therapeutic helminths), which include causing no pathology in the host and posing no risk of infection to others. For more detail about T. saginata, see the following page.

The porcine (pig) tapewormA helminth with a flat, ribbon-like, segmented body. Only the murine (rat) tapeworm, Hymenolepis diminuta, is used in helminthic therapy and this generally does not reach adulthood in humans so requires regular dosing of HDC., Taenia solium, might also be effective as an aid to weight loss, but it is unsuitable for use by humans because it has a potential for mis-migration in our species. Once hatched, it travels through the bloodstream and can settle in the muscles, eyes or brain. Cysts in the muscles generally don't cause symptoms, but they can cause blurry vision if they lodge in the eyes and, in the brain, headaches, encephalitis, and seizures which can occur in up to 70 percent of infected patients.